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Deu 20:3 — And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

let not		Psa 27:1-3; Isa 35:3,4; Isa 41:10-14; Mat 10:16,28,31; Eph 6:11-18; 1Th 5:15; Hbr 12:12,13; Rev 2:10
faint		Heb. be tender.
tremble		Heb. make haste. Isa 28:16
be ye terrified		Psa 3:6; Isa 8:12,13; Isa 57:7,8; Mat 8:26; Mar 16:6,18; Act 18:9,10; Act 27:24; 1Ti 6:12; Hbr 13:6

Correlating Passages

let not

	Psa 27:1	[[[A Psalm] of David.]] The LORD [is] my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD [is] the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
	Psa 27:2	When the wicked, [even] mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
	Psa 27:3	Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this [will] I [be] confident.
	Isa 35:3	Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
	Isa 35:4	Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even] God [with] a recompence; he will come and save you.
	Isa 41:10	Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
	Isa 41:11	Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
	Isa 41:12	Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, [even] them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
	Isa 41:13	For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
	Isa 41:14	Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
	Mat 10:16	Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
	Mat 10:28	And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
	Mat 10:31	Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
	Eph 6:11	Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
	Eph 6:12	For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].
	Eph 6:13	Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
	Eph 6:14	Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
	Eph 6:15	And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
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	1Th 5:15	See that none render evil for evil unto any [man]; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all [men].
	Hbr 12:12	Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;
	Hbr 12:13	And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
	Rev 2:10	Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

tremble

Isa 28:16

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner [stone], a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

be ye terrified

	Psa 3:6	I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set [themselves] against me round about.
	Isa 8:12	Say ye not, A confederacy, to all [them to] whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
	Isa 8:13	Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be] your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread.
	Isa 57:7	Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
	Isa 57:8	Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered [thyself to another] than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee [a covenant] with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest [it].
	Mat 8:26	And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
	Mar 16:6	And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
	Mar 16:18	They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
	Act 18:9	Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
	Act 18:10	For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
	Act 27:24	Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
	1Ti 6:12	Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
	Hbr 13:6	So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

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